Birthday Honours 2023
Olivia Pinkney CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
lately Chief Constable
“For services to Policing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Olivia Clare PINKNEY Q.P.M.
Chief Constable, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
For services to Policing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Sussex
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to Policing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 103 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Chief Constable.
How widely is this recognised?
664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For services to Construction.”
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“For services to Mathematics.”
Carolyn Regan
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London, Greater London
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Celia Imrie
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London, Greater London
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“For services to the Arts and to Culture.”
Charles Wilson
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Christopher Hampson
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In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 664 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
John Scott
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Dharmesh Mistry
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Michael Leonard
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Scott Caswell
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
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Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Brian Whitaker
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London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Maria Mcnicholl
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London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
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Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
Karen Andrew
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Swansea, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Prisoners, to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Swansea.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
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Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Paul Taylor
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Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
“For services to Science in Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
Marcos Petrou
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“For services to policing and security in the Sovereign Base Areas.”
Xavier Buhagiar
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“For services to police training and leadership in the Gibraltar Defence Police.”
James Thompson
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Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Dudley Martin
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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Policing Community.”
Susan Holliday
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Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Leslie Hawkins
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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
“For services to Policing and to the community in Essex.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378127. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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